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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-393554
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver groat of Henry VIII (third coinage) or Edward VI.
Notes:
Identification done using images supplied by the finder. Coin not seen.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1544
Date to: Circa AD 1553
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII - Edward VI
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver coin of Henry VIII, 3rd coinage, or Edward VI in the name of Henry VIII
Obverse description: Crowned, bearded bust facing
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Long cross over royal shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV [ADIVTORE MEVM]
Initial mark: Illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Heighington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0569
Four figure Latitude: 53.20770643
Four figure longitude: -0.4293063
1:25K map: TF0569
1:10K map: TF06NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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